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Crystal Bay restaurant setback variance

Summary

A triangular parcel split by the Nevada-California state line needed setback relief to add a 950-square-foot accessory building for the Tahoe Smoke Door restaurant. The Board found all three hardship criteria met and approved the variance.

At a glance

Total mentions
1
Last 30 days
1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 5, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

The restaurant adds usable space at the Nevada gateway; the variance itself costs nothing to taxpayers.

✅Who benefits

The restaurant owners and visitors to the Crystal Bay gateway area.

⚠️Who could be affected

Nearby Crystal Bay property owners could see changes to the lakeside corridor's built character.

Mentions & discussions (1)

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